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Comics Should Be Good Top 50 Countdown! – #48

There actually are some fairly reasonable alternatives to this issue, but not really, as this issue features the introduction of Galactus and the Silver Surfer and is the first part of one of the most famous comic book stories ever (you know a story is big when it is adapted into a movie).

So it is definitely the top pick, as Stan Lee and Jack Kirby brought their game to a whole new level with this epic storyline (the issue itself is an odd one, as it first finishes the Inhuman storyline and THEN goes on to the Galactus story).

Remember the Justice League America story where they fight Despero? The first part of the story was also a split issue, with one half of the book being a wacky Spy Magazine parody and the other half being Despero killing people.

Power Man #48 was the first issue featuring Iron Fist, leading to the book changing its name with Power Man and Irom Fist #50.

Green Lantern (Vol. 2) #48 was the first part of Emerald Twilight and featured the debut of Kyle Rayner. I seriously contemplated using that instead of FF for a little bit, under the whole “not wanting to use the same comic for so many spots” theory, but I then discounted that theory as dumb, so Fantastic Four #48 had to be the pick.

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Doctor Strange v2 # 48 was the first issue pencilled by Marshall Rogers, and also introduced long-running love-interest Morganna Blessing.

Yeah, the Morganna part is pretty weak (as far as memorable bits go) but Marshall brought a whole new dynamic to the world of Strange.

After many years of Gene Colan’s beautiful, soft, surreal artwork, Marshall introduced realism and geometric design into Doc’s magic, all the while maintaining (or even stepping UP) the altered landscapes and panel design for other worlds and alien dimensions.

Quasar #48 weaves in a tale of the Elders of the Universe — the MU’s answer to the Endless — fighting each other via Earthlings. In rival corners: Possessor and Obliterator. in a stunning shocking twist, Quasar and Thunderstrike get possessed and try to obliterate each other. You’d think that being Elders and all, they’d be better role models.

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